6 keys to a Mitt Romney revival

Mitt Romney had the best political performance of his career last week in Denver, but his debate victory over President Barack Obama still leaves him with a big and not-easy question: Now what?

Republicans, not to mention many in the media, are gleeful that Romney has enlivened a campaign that was losing drama last month as Obama appeared to be solidifying his lead in the race. But for Romney’s post-debate momentum to be meaningful — in other words, for him genuinely to alter the basic trajectory of the race — would require a string of other things to happen in rapid succession over coming days.

There is obviously no chance of Romney surprising Obama and the national press corps at the next debate the way he did at the first one. But, even before the two candidates meet again at Hofstra University on Oct. 16, Romney must demonstrate to voters that his Denver performance reflected the true measure of the man — in other words, that he is a sharper, more coherent candidate than the caricature of him has indicated, and that the weaknesses he exposed in Obama — a flaccid defense of his record, and a defensive and desultory tone — can’t all be chalked up to a single bad outing on stage.

Obama has already told people in his circle how displeased he was with his own, barely-there performance, and he will likely be better at the next one. A strong Obama debate performance, especially if contrasted against a merely adequate one by Romney, would bring the race closer to where it was before the president’s sleepwalking in Denver.

Romney, meanwhile, will be judged by higher expectations. He must continue to show not simply that he’s a credible alternative, but that he can point to the door marked “forward,” as Republican strategist (and former Romney adviser) Alex Castellanos has long put it.

Romney is once again taking his debate prep very seriously. What’s more, he’s been road-testing a more emotive, connected side of himself at rallies since the debate. This has the added benefit of allowing practice for the town hall-style venue at Hofstra — a format that puts attention as much on how candidates interact with people as it does on substance.

Given Romney’s discipline and recent experience, a clear Obama victory is probably unlikely. But a clear Obama loss would invite perceptions of a downward spiral of the incumbent’s strength and vastly increase the odds of a Romney presidency.

Romney has excellent sales skills. As Bain top salesman, he had convince the four groups with different interest of the company to hire Bain and its strategy. 1) Management 2) employees 3) stockholders or promoters and 4) Investors. For each group he sold them a version that looked good for each in isolation. Since all these negotiations were in secret, none of the groups new what he was promising to the other group. Everyone thought they were winners. Only later to realize that workers got the short end of the stick . (DIVIDE and CONCOR)

Now in presidential salesmanship. He modified this strategy. First he had to win the Republicans. So he became severe conservative . and everything against Obama " I will undo all Obama and do exactly the opposite. Repeal Obama care etc. etc.

Now he has to win the Independents and some Democrats. So deny everything he said to the Republicans. But the Republicans can't change their mind.HA HA HA! So swing left and fool the Independents.

After the elections he thinks he can govern as a moderate. But tough luck. he has already sold his soul to the devil and surrounded himself with radicals from the right of the Republican party. That is why they (Republicans) are quiet as Romeny moves to the center.

With Preachers not able to directly tell their flocks to vote a specific way in 2012 there is now a Romney-Donor Class ready to fight for Non-profits to be in the voting-booth as if they are equal to and have the same limited sphear of influence as everyday citizens.

This Key #7 may be placed as both an Obstacle to Democracy and a Motor of Democracy.

May I Caution All Voters =

1st Amendment never covers Election-cycle-lies to voters.

Ethically, a Treasonous Act; thus, in the same logical vein,

IF

Preachers want to share the Taliban-type or Mullah-type influence over our Electoral Process

THEN

Churches and all other so-called Non-profit (Non-taxable) Entities "Must Also Pay Their Fair-share of Taxes."

Sidebar: [Take no issue with the 6 Keys in POLITICO; yet, this newest Corporate taking of freedoms meant for single human beings rather than business-interests via "Cit-Unit-ruling" has been ignored as a "True Part Of Republican Strategy."]

IRS codes prohibit churches from endorsing or opposing political candidates! The IRS … should immediately tax churches -- that break that rule! Churches -- are opposing gay rights -- based on a cult! Tax them or shut them down! Roman Catholic; Baptist & Mormon churches’ involvement in Proposition 8; against the gay community – should be shut down immediately and/or have their tax exemption status revoked! Church manses; mansions; corporate jets and Christian college campuses … should face taxes or be shut down -- based on corruption and/or being involved in cultism!

In other words, the obstacles facing a real Romney revival are too overwhelming to accomplish. I agree.

One Republican put it this way: "The only negative is it took this long for all of America to meet the real Mitt Romney. But now that guy is on stage, he needs to stay out there." When the Republican says "real Mitt Romney," he means the one that seemed popular and victorious, not what Mitt Romney actually believes and who he really is. What was on stage the other night was the same old real Mitt Romney: king of the flip-floppers and liars, the same ever shape-shifting political opportunist he has always been. By my count, he told 30 lies in 38 minutes. He flip-flopped many times on many issues, including two central to his campaign: regulations and tax rate cuts. When called on it, he lies again and calls President Obama the one lying about Romney's record. Notice that the Republican quioted above adds that now that the more popular version of flip-flopping Mitt is on stage, he needs to stay out there. In other words, that Republican, like most Republicans, are ever worried Romney is going to flip-flop off in another direction, into a newer version of himself before long, because that's what Romney does best, lie and flip-flop.

If Romney keeps flip-flopping toward Obama, he might flip-flop all the way to President Obama's rational views by the third debate. Romney is desperately seeking something that will work -- anything -- and he's finding out that President Obama's views and values, his policies and proposals are what's working, so naturally Romney flips in Obama's direction. By the third debate Romney might be channeling Obama so much that he'll start answering questions addressed to President Obama. (It's really quite funny what's happening to Romney, if you can enjoy the darker humor of desperation.)

Have you heard about Obama's foreign campaign solicitations? It's against the law.

Peter Schweizer and Steve Bannon claim that the Obama campaign is soliciting donations on websites around the world in different languages because the FCC is notoriously slow and inept. They aren't worried about the FCC's enforcement mechanisms.

They are Estimating that 43% of Obama donations are FOREIGN!! It's against the law, and Obama doesn't care--naturally.

They also say that the Romney campaign has taken steps to prevent foreign donations.

At the site Obama.com (owned by a shady figure named Robert Roach, expat campaign bundler in Hong Kong), the sole purpose is to drive international traffic to the "DONATE" page.

It took the FCC ***forever*** to go after Clinton's Chinese money connection. I wonder how long it will take them to go after Obama foreign tens of milions?

As much as I want Romney to win let's not have Obama make any more mistakes, Solyndra, Fast and Furious, and Obama care are just too costly in lives and money to want more Obama style mistakes. Besides, Romney will win no matter what Obama does. He is simply the better man. Now that the public can see them together without the media inserting its biased two bits, it is easy to see it.

It is amazing with all of the dirty cop media slavishly devoted to the reelection of their messiah, that Mitt is still in the race. No matter what happens conservatives are going to have to eventually start boycotts of advertisers on shows that are obviously badly biased left.

What Mitt has going for him is simply this : Eastwood was completely right. During the debates the country gets to see unfiltered the challenger vs the empty suit. Without the one sided long winded teleprompter driven "I am king, how dare you challenge me, mere mortal" facade, their is an empty chair, vacated by a petulant incompetent teenager who is out chooming with the gang........

Please re read above line loosing 1.5 million jobs in first two months- name any other Pres who came into office and lost 1.5 million jobs first 2 months.

Saved the auto industry which affects the suppliers and all the other small businesses that support these workers.

18 tax credits for small businesses

eliminated capital depreciation rules- businesses could deduct full cost of capital asset purchase rather than depreciate over several years.

increased highest number of drilling permits on federal lands than in decades.

Passes Ledbetter equal pay law

Unemployment rate 7.8%- yes there are people looking for work that aren't in these numbers but that is always true. Even when the unemployment rate is 5% there are people not included in the number because they stopped looking.

I like a good horse race as much as anyone, but Romney really scares me. How could a man so brazenly change his core beliefs day to day and audience to audience? It's like he has no soul or heart, except the heart he has for his family, his money, and his ambitions.

if this is the real mitt romney, mitt romney the moderate, the same guy gingrich called the massachusetts liberal- why'd the republican establishment keep jim bottled up so long? it's the establishment elites that are telling us the base is behind romney. that aside, there's little real evidence making that case.